How well do you know South Africa?
Home to vibrant cities, exquisite wine regions and the Big 5, the Rainbow Nation is a Wanderlust reader favourite, but how well do you know it?
Photographs: South African Tourism
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which of these is not an official capital city of South Africa?
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Question 2 of 15
2. KwaZulu-Natal was home to the largest defeat of the British Army on foreign soil in the Victorian Era. What was the name of battle?
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Question 3 of 15
3. Cape Agulhas is the dividing line between what?
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Question 4 of 15
4. Which waterfall in South Africa is one of the tallest (if not the tallest) in the world?
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Question 5 of 15
5. What is the name of the popular Durban dish pictured above?
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Question 7 of 15
7. How many languages are represented in the South African national anthem?
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Question 8 of 15
8. Which of the following animals are commonly referred to as the ‘Big Five’?
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Question 9 of 15
9. Which city is home to the world’s largest man-made forest with over 10 million trees?
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Question 10 of 15
10. On Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain, you will meet the small mammals called ‘dassies’, also known as ‘rock rabbits’. They are the closest living relative to what other creature?
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Question 11 of 15
11. What are traffic lights called in South Africa?
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Question 12 of 15
Which one of these is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa?
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Question 13 of 15
13. The Great White shark has captured most people’s attention, but approximately how many shark species swim in South Africa’s waters?
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Question 14 of 15
14. Vilakazi Street, in Gauteng, was once home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners – former president Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In which township is it located?
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Question 15 of 15
